FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Thursday, June 19, 2014

Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and MoreMegan Hilty, star of NBC's hit television show, Smash, and acclaimed conductor Steven Reineke and the PSO paying tribute to songs Ol' Blue Eyes made famous. In a weekend of concerts titled, Luck Be a Lady, Hilty will perform Sinatra staples such as The Lady Is a Tramp, Moon River, and I've Got You Under My Skin, and many more. The concert will be led by Steven Reineke, newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.06/19/2014 - 06/22/201406/19 - 7:30 pm06/20 - 8:00 pm06/21 - 8:00 pm06/22 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

Ethel "Grace"Ethel, the boundary-crossing string quartet, presents "Grace." In complex, stressful times and in a world overwhelmed by seemingly irreconcilable differences and unsustainable challenges, music provides both an immediate tonic of relief and a medium for real long-term healing and understanding. Following the concert, ETHEL will do a question and answer session with the audience.06/19/2014Time: 7:30 pm

Pittsburgh PhilharmonicEnjoy a free concert on the lawn at Mellon Park. Food is available on site from The Bagel Factory or bring your own -- you might win the weekly Best Brunch Contest.06/22/2014Time: 10:30 amMellon Park, Fifth & Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

Midsummer Night's RevelsPSIP's annual benefit dinner party will celebrate ten amazing years bringing free Shakespeare to Pittsburgh parks. Drinks and appetizers start at 6:30 pm. Dinner will be followed by entertainment and a silent auction. RSVP by June 16.06/23/2014Time: 6:30 pm

FootlooseWhen teenager Ren McCormack moves from the big city to middle-of-nowhere Bomont, where even dancing is against the law, he's in for a real case of culture shock. After falling for the preacher's daughter, Ren really shakes things up. This fast-paced rock 'n roll musical features the Billboard-topping hits "Footloose," "Let’s Hear It for the Boy," "Almost Paradise" and "Holding Out for a Hero."06/24/2014 - 06/29/2014Benedum Center, 230 7th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

WDVE Presents The Music of QueenConnecting rock ’n roll and classical music, conductor/arranger Brent Havens presents a program he scored to extend the listening experience of Queen's exceptional tunes. Performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony and amplified with a full rock band and vocals, Havens captures Queen's distinct sound in a whole new arena.06/24/2014Time: 7:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map